According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Bucs wonít be extending Freemanís contract, which expires after the 2013 season. And as Stroud explains it, the decision not to sign Freeman to a new deal could be part of a plan by coach Greg Schiano, who inherited Freeman, to get his own quarterback. And Freeman may change Schianoís mind only by playing so well this season that Freeman leaves the Bucs with no other option than to use the franchise tag or sign him to a long-term deal.

One possibility would be to apply the non-exclusive tag and to see if anyone is willing to sign Freeman to an offer sheet and give up a pair of first-round picks. That would enable the Bucs to pull a reverse Keyshawn, giving up a player and getting two first-round picks 14 years after they gave up two first-round picks to get Keyshawn Johnson from the Jets.

The Bucs likely would settle for less, since the alternative will be to let Freeman walk away.

While true.......Josh Freeman is what....24 years old? We're not going to trade for Freeman and then take another QB with the 1st overall pick. If Freeman was older....maybe.

Yeah, we make a move on Freeman, it's because Reid wants him as the guy. He's literally the only person out there that wouldn't make me pull my hair out. I should clarify, it's not my choice, it's just an option I wouldn't go crazy over. Matt Flynn, Alex Smith, Mike Vick, those are moves that would make me crazy.

I have a suspicion Freeman is just Kerry Collins, after the way this year ended actually.

But I'd still like to see him become Ben Roethlisberger Lite.

He can absolutely spin a ball down the field at a high level...it's just his consistency.

If the Chiefs had the #11 pick or some shit like that and this was 2012 in which our front office sat on their asses and let teams rush up to draft Luck, RGIII, and Tannehill, I'd be happy to trade for Freeman to see what he could do with a real coach like Reid.

But this isn't, so I'd rather we draft a guy.

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I would read an entire blog of SNR breaking down athletes' musical capabilities like draft scouting reports.

Another thing in Freeman's defense he is on OC 3 in 4 years. Jagodzinski, Olson and Sullivan along with several QB coaches, an average running game until this year, and he lost 2 pro bowl (1 All-pro) OLineman. Plus a terrible defense, I am not ready to completely write him off.

Another thing in Freeman's defense he is on OC 3 in 4 years. Jagodzinski, Olson and Sullivan along with several QB coaches, an average running game until this year, and he lost 2 pro bowl (1 All-pro) OLineman. Plus a terrible defense, I am not ready to completely write him off.

He has never been in a position 'yet' to see how he would handle this type of adversity either. Just saying. At 25 he can't coach up the QBOTF because he is still getting coached up himself. Don't get me wrong, I'm not an anti-Freeman guy personally, but I'm not crazy about having him either for various reasons.